Carter to pay 6000 to support tax reform goals
President Carter and wife Rosalynn owed no federal tax on 1976 income of 550,000 and will donate 6,000 as an unowed tax payment. The White House says the act reflects belief that those with significant income should pay some tax. The Treasury notes such gifts go to general government funds.
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Carter
Sam Carter
Rosalynn
Treasury
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Carter Farms, Inc
Fulton Ga
National Bank
Powell
Plains Baptist Church
Treasury Dept
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Stone-age code sparks tribal war in Papua New Guinea
In Port Moresby a minister’s car crash killed a 5-year-old girl triggering a stone-age compensation feud. Clashes between the Koge and Emai tribes, with the Ina joining, have killed two and wounded about 45 amid 2,000 armed warriors. Kale’s elder brother Aula Kale was slain in the fighting.
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Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Kobale Kale
Island
New Guinea
Here
Kale
Highlands
Koge
Ina
Aula Kale
Ways and Means pens own guzzler tax
The House Ways and Means Committee scraps Carter’s preferred 1985 start for a gas guzzler levy and begins with 1979 model revenues of 915 million by 1985. The plan aims to curb oil use by about 170 thousand barrels per day, under a 1975 efficiency law driving 18 mpg in 1978 to 27.5 mpg by 1985.
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Washington
Carter
House
Ways and Means
U.S
Vietnamese refugees depart Hong Kong for Israel on freighter
Sixty six Vietnamese refugees rescued by an Israeli freighter in the South China Sea two weeks ago left Hong Kong on Saturday bound for Israel. Prime Minister Begin likens their plight to Jews fleeing Nazi Germany. Consumers to challenge ruling on Tris ban heads to court next week.
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South China Sea
Israel
Menahem Begin
Hitler
Germany
Consumers
Washington
Consumers Group
Army sex role ruling may face challenge in court
Army clerk Marie Sode ruled unfit for service over homosexual tendencies may seek federal relief as her three year military career hinges on the case. Her husband Kristian von Hoffburg, a transsexual man, sat through the hearing. the board recommended Sode’s honorable discharge amid disputes over biology versus psychology in sex-change factors.
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Ft. Rucker
Ala
Marie Sode
Sode
Army
Kristian von Hoffburg
Linda Bowers
Spec. 4 Sode
von Hoffburgs
San Diego
Calif
Kristian
von Hoffburg
WAC
Spec. 4
California
George Powers
Army Dept
Walker
Pardon power faces Senate clash over Carter amnesty plan
The Senate defeated Hatfield amendment 44 to 38 blocking use of federal funds for Carter’s blanket pardon of Vietnam draft resisters. The measure, part of a $7.7 billion appropriations bill, passed 70 to 9 and goes to a House-Senate conference. Congress restricts Justice Dept funding to close indictments and probes tied to the Selective Service Act.
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UPI
Senate
Carter
Vietnam
White House
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
House
Departments of State, Justice, Commerce
House-Senate
Congress
Justice Dept
Nebraska Grants Fund Education Across 35 Institutions
U S Education Department awards total 6.5 million dollars to 35 Nebraska colleges and universities for grant and loan programs including supplemental educational opportunity, direct student loans, and work study. Platte River bridge project advances with first replacement now in service and three more planned. Nebraska congressional push seeks tighter cigarette controls amid concerns over saccharin. Joy Kenton of Hershey named queen of the Nebraska State High School Rodeo with runners up Delynn Clark, Julie Becker, and Vickie Hartman.
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U.S
Edward Zorinsky
U.S. Education Dept
Nebraska
Joy Kenton
Hershey
Miss Kenton
Orval Kenton
Delynn Clark
Alliance
Julie Becker
Ashland
Vickie Hartman
Arthur
Lutheran High School Hope in Omaha Moves Ahead
An Omaha area effort by the Lutheran High School Assn. studies opening a Lutheran high school. Plans trace back to the 1930s and 1940s, with a task force starting in March 1976 and aims for ninth and tenth graders by fall 1978. The project involves churches mainly in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, with First Lutheran Church in a different association.
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Omaha
Lutheran High School Assn
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
First Lutheran Church
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
Jim Cross
Shoat
Regents weigh budgets and salaries at NU meeting
Regents discuss prioritizing salary increases amid budget pressures. They anticipate possible deficits in salary levels and consider up to 10 million dollars for handicap accessibility upgrades plus another 10 million for related materials. A 3.5 percent raise plus 1.5 percent merit is approved. Roskens’ salary rises to 52 000.
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Steven Sample
Regent's
Robert Simmons
Rosken
Weather Roundup for Nebraska Cities and Weekend Outlook
Partly cloudy with a chance of thundershowers in western Nebraska Saturday night. Sunday cooler with lows in the 50s and highs in the 60s. Forecasts list temperatures for Grand Island North Platte McCook Omaha Scottsbluff Alliance Beatrice Lincoln Chadron Kearney Norfolk and Valentine with regional variations and a mix of sun and clouds.
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Grand Istand
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Ac McCook
Omaha
Dney Scottsblutt
Meer Aenes
Renney
Alliance
Imperial
Norfolk
Beatrice
Chadron
McCook
Grand Island
Mullen
Scottsblutt
Valentine
Judge blocks proceeding against ex Cornhusker in sex assault case
District Judge William Hastings ruled that the preliminary hearing failed to establish probable cause for second degree sexual assault by Percy Eichelberger, a former University of Nebraska linebacker. The case was returned to county court with no immediate plan announced for new charges or dismissal.
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University of Nebraska
Percy Eichelberger
William Hastings
Eichelberger
UNL
Schramm
Robert Camp
Brad Burden
Terry Barber
Hastings
Archbishop Roach named chairman of bishops social action panel
Archbishop John Roach of Minneapolis St Paul is named chairman of a 10 member committee to implement the five year plan for social action of U S Catholic bishops. The panel follows proposals from the national assembly of Catholic representatives held in Detroit last fall.
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Washington
John Roach
Minneapolis-St. Paul
U.S
National Assembly of
Catholic Representatives
Detroit
Marriage Licenses and Court Notices From Lincoln Area
A long list of marriage licenses includes Sorenson Jr Robert Lee and Nancy Ann Ehlers along with many other couples in Ames Wahoo Lincoln and nearby areas. Public notices reveal petit larceny driving with suspended license and sentencing dates July 15 plus corporate filings for Omaha and Lincoln firms and nonprofit groups.
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David
Gregg
Robert C
Sheldon
Adams
Dennis Earl
Maire
Faith R
Pioneer
Wittrock
Richard J
Waver
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